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no houses, lots of coyotes, and we just watched it change." His vines
stretch north and west with oats growing between the rows, the vines
netted to protect them from the birds. To the east, his vines are planted
in a Fibonacci spiral, looking eerily like a crop circle, matching the
logarithmic spiral pattern of certain trees and flowers.
"I don't want to be too involved with grape varieties," he says, having chosen chardonnay for his love of Chablis, and tempranillo in

honor of his grandfather, who hails from northern Spain. "I want to
focus on the land and I want to make these two wines the best that
they can be." His white wine is lean, structured, full of tart green-apple
flavors. It's a tight stainless-steel style with warm herbal notes. His
tempranillo sees little oak, its flavors lifted and peppery, smelling of
kicked-up sand. It's the kind of distinctly Mexican wine that's coming
to define the new Baja. ■

Summer Spritzers
Austin-based Sean Cusack joined forces with Deep Eddy Vodka's
Clayton Christopher and Treaty Oak Distilling's Daniel Barnes to
create Mighty Swell, on-the-go spritzers made from natural cane
sugar and fresh ingredients. Their newest flavor, cherry-lime, is
refreshingly frizzante, and drinks like an easy cocktail. $16 per 12pack at mightyswell.com -R.D.T.

Global Distillery Tour

The Cider Insider
Susanna Forbes has compiled a list
of the best ciders across Europe,
North America and Oceania in The
Cider Insider (Quadrille Publishing,
$20). She's organized them by
style, from fruity and fun to rustic
and structured, so you can quickly
find a choice to fit your mood or
palate; she's also included tips on
cider festivals, farmers' markets
and other apple-related activities in
each place.-R.D.T.

For the avid traveler with an affinity for
spirits, Lonely Planet offers a guide to
distilleries in more than 33 countries.
The Global Distillery Tour highlights the
best stops for whisky in Japan, Tequila in
Mexico, Bourbon in Kentucky and much
more. It also includes tips on top bars for
local spirits, as well as primers on what
they are and how to drink them (louche
your absinthe in Switzerland)-and how
not to (avoid that 96 percent abv in
Bolivia).
Lonely Planet Global Distillery Tour (Lonely Planet Guides, $20) -R.D.T.

AUGUST 2019

At 40,000 square feet, The Manufactory complex from San Francisco's Tartine restaurant
group is by far the largest food and wine option at RowDTLA, the massive warehouse
development in LA's Downtown Arts District. There is, of course, Tartine's famous
bread, as well as cakes, cookies and croissants, and coffee from beans roasted on
the premises; there are cheeses from Neal's Yard Dairy and a full menu of toasts and
tartines to take away or enjoy in the café. Then there's the Alameda Supper Club, with
the most sophisticated menu within the complex, where Lee Foden-Clarke marries
Italian and Californian flavors, offering strozzapreti with Meyer lemon, and spice-rubbed
lamb belly with salsa verde. Jake Malmberg runs The Manufactory's wine programs, with
input from consultant Taylor Parsons: It's a compact list with options for every meal of
the day, from brunchtime bubbles (Barrat Masson Brut Nature Champagne) to rarities
to savor over dinner, like Frederico Curtaz's Etna Bianco Gamma, or biodynamically
grown Santa Barbara gamay from Hollyhock Lodge. -PATRICK J. COMISKEY
The Manufactory at RowDTLA, 757 S. Alameda St.; 213-375-3315,
tartinebakery.com/los-angeles/the-row

photo of The Manufactory and Lee FodenClarke by Jakob Layman

LEE FODEN-CLARKE,
ALAMEDA SUPPER CLUB

WINE & SPIRITS

Pack this
52-card
deck in your
beach bag
for a Go Fish-style game of matching
cocktails. Laura Gladwin's recipes
cover all the classics, each illustrated
in watercolors by Marcel George. $18
at laurenceking.com -R.D.T.

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